Business Development Intern — Malaysia Market (Remote)

Cake is an international talent platform providing one of the world's top online resume-building tools, bringing global opportunities to talent in the digital age.

Since launching in May 2016 in Silicon Valley, we now manage over 6M talent profiles & 7K company profiles on CakeResume. Innovative companies like Google, Dell, IBM, and TSMC, as well as leading brands of all kinds including L'Oréal, P&G, and many more, are working intensively with Cake for better talent engagement.

We're a growing team of 100+ creatives, business talents, marketing gurus, and techies, dedicated to creating an ecosystem where great talents can meet great companies efficiently and build a world-class brand along the way!

What We Offer

• Generous time off policy and flexible work arrangement
• Continuous learning opportunities through training and sharing for new markets and different industries
• Team spirit environment - we work hard, play hard, and celebrate even harder!
  
  

Job Description

About Cake

Established in 2016 in Taiwan, Cake is an international talent community and platform providing comprehensive solutions for job seekers. By offering AI tools for resumes and portfolios, job search strategies, networking resources, and international job opportunities, Cake meets all needs in career development. With over 7 million users worldwide and collaborations with over 10,000 companies, Cake helps talent find the most suitable place at different stages of their careers.

Cake Business Team Culture

Values that are the foundation of our team culture, which every member embodies:

• Raise the bar - Impact matters. Stay focused and curious.
• Think big & hustle - Push for bold, thoughtful, and rapid innovation.
• People first - Prioritize development and wellbeing. Help people flourish and feel valued.
• Transparency builds trust - Communicate with candor, honesty, and respect.
• Strength through inclusion - Welcome all voices. What makes you unique makes us all strong.
• One team, one dream - Pride and passion for our mission. Work collaboratively and have fun.
  
  

Why Cake Business Team?

Job Intro

Cake is seeking highly-intelligent, high-judgment, self-motivated Business Development interns to join our Business Development teams to grow our business in Malaysia and aid our expansion to international markets.

As a Business Development Intern at Cake, you will fully immerse yourself in industry research for market expansion and recruitment strategy planning for companies of all kinds, and then zoom out to develop key accounts, strategic partners via cold calls, email exchange and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach through cold emails and source potential client companies in target markets.
• Maintain relationships with recruitment clients, understand their needs and execute campaigns to help enhance their hiring process.
• Identify and convert potential B2B clients in target markets through effective acquisition strategies.
• Establish partnerships with local universities, associations, and career fairs to expand the target market's reach.
• Implement creative ways to improve our customer relationships, tailor and share performance-enhancing suggestions, and promote Cake services.
• Manage a portfolio of small-to-medium-sized tech and startup companies, creating comprehensive growth plans and delivering outstanding customer experiences.
• Identify key customer stakeholders, including C-level and business owners, and support PR events and digital marketing initiatives targeting key stakeholders.
  
  

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Passionate in connecting solutions with business needs and with good business sense
• Quick learner who is resourceful and driven to tackle hard problems in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Self-Starter who is determined to lead change and make a real impact
• Critical thinker who is passionate about creating and implementing solutions
• Enjoys communicating with others
• Highly motivated, accountable, and persistent individual who can operate without close supervision
• Proficient in either 2 languages: Bahasa Melayu, English or Chinese
• Committed for a minimum 6-month period, with the option to extend (min. 3 days/week)
  
  

Bonus Qualifications

• Business development experience
  
  

Interview process

• Online Logical Test
• Initial Screening Call
• Onsite Final Group Interview
  
  

Please note we prefer applicants who are able to demonstrate your uniqueness as a candidate, one that can bring value to Cake in cover letter in English.

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job and believe that diversity of background and thought makes for better problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. What's even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, passion for the work, personal drive for growth, and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We want you to learn new things in this role and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with what is listed here.